How childhood trauma affects health

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When working with children one must always have some awareness of Trauma.

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“It has been said, ‘time heals all wounds.’ I do not agree. The wounds remain. In time, the mind, protecting its sanity, covers them with scar tissue and the pain lessens. But it is never gone.”― Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy

Watch the YouTube video/ TED Talk

Nadine Burke Harris: How childhood trauma affects health
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1. What new information did you learn?

How many ACEs did you recognize you had ( If you would like to share them you can, you do not have to share them. This is just a question to get you thinking)?

2. What changes in your life will you work towards a healthier YOU, share one or two things?

Respond to two peers on their new information that was learned. Possibly share similar perspectives, differences, or things you didn’t even think of.

his initial post is due by Tuesday,13th at 11:59 PM. Then, reply to one peer and note discoveries of similarities or things you hadn’t thought to mention yourself, e.g., “I also am working on a healthier me by eating less, exercising, and striving to go to bed earlier.”Replies are due by Thursday, 15th at 11:59 PM.

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To earn full credit for your discussion, it must be a minimum of 150 words
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Hello class,

I have watched this specific TED Talk a few times. Each time I am reminded just how much of our childhood we carry with us throughout our life, more specifically how much the trauma we experience shapes us and lays out a path for our future. I think the first time I listened to it I was shocked but just How Deeply emotional trauma can change your physical health. Growing up in a low income town with a low-income family I saw the direct correlation That trauma adds on a person’s Mental Health but I never connected the dots between childhood trauma and increased health issues in adults. I remember at 15 years old sitting in a room with a therapist and my grandparents after a 1 hour therapy session and being told I didn’t have any signs of mental illness and my emotional distress was caused by my situation. The therapist told me now that you’re out of the situation you should be fine and I don’t see any need for you to come see me regularly. I truly believed him that day but 11 years later, After many years of severe depression treatment, a battle with addiction and 5 years of recovery I can see the direct correlation between childhood trauma and decreased mental and physical health outcomes for adults. I know. Trauma doesn’t just resolve itself it has to be brought up and worked through. today I work hard at bettering myself in all aspects of my life. I go to therapy as needed to help with processing old and new trauma, I work a recovery program to help keep me spiritually well, I follow the recommendations of my health care team and I do my best to make sure my children do not have to experience the trauma I went through. I think that the most beneficial thing I do for both my children and my own health is to seek help and support when we do experience a trauma because trauma is going to happen but it doesn’t have to leave lifelong negative affects in our lives.

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What new information did you learn?

I have learned how bad experiences in childhood can affect hormone and immune system and all the body. If something bad happens in our life it goes under the skin and it will be staying whole life with us. Higher bad experiences and ACEs score cause higher bad health score. I believed that if we have a bad experience and ACEs in our life affect our brain health but, I didn’t know how bad is it and affect even physical health and, increase the risk of cardiovascular problems and liver problems. One of the bad experience that I had it was when I moved to Us and I was with my husband and my daughter and I was crying nonstop because I was so close to my mom and my sisters but after while I mention that I forgot my daughter and how I give her emotional problem later and after 2 years I go breast cancer.

2. What changes in your life will you work towards a healthier YOU, share one or two things?

I fight with myself and I thought if I love my daughter I should believe that this is it and I have to be anywhere that my husband and my daughter live. I started to get classes and work and get my major in early childhood education and work with special need with children to make myself and family happy.